"I have lived this life, and no matter what others may decide about it, I must claim each decision as mine. I have caused harm, failed in the expectations and obligations of love. I have loved well. What I do each day is carried within me until I die."

“Alan Menken, for example, is one of my heroes for all of the music he's written for Disney.”

Source : Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. January 22, 2016.

“The objective of false prophets and teachers of whatever stripe is...the influence and control of the minds of men.”

“Nothing is permanently perfect. But there are perfect moments and the will to choose what will bring about more perfect moments.”

“Unless you treat failure as part of the journey, you're never going to get anywhere.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“No one shall deny me my own conclusions, nor my cat her reflective purr.”

“Our conscience illuminated by the Holy Spirit as we search the Scriptures will show us in every circumstance the right way.”

“What would my parents think about America if they arrived here today? Would they even want to come? I wonder.”

Source : "We Are Spartacus" by Kirk Douglas, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2012.

“I'm "crushable." That was the craziest thing. They called me "crushable" on some website.”

Source : Source: collider.com